it was in the law and is in the law. i want to focus on the fact that republicans have alternatives. the g.o.p. doctor's caucus has been involved in all of these and i don't recall that you probably can tell me where you consulted in 2009 the doctors in congress when the health care law was passed. and from what everybody tells me, no. the answer to that question is no. if you were going to talk to anyone about what might be good health care reform, wunalt you think you would actually consult with people -- wouldn't you think that you would actually consult with people who had been in the field practicing medicine for years? the doctors, the nurses, the other health care providers, in congress? that could give you that firsthand experience, that they've had in the health care system. as part of the equation, if you're going to do this right. so, again, republicans are for patient-centered health care reform. we realize that people were uninsured. we realize that the cost is too high. we want to bend the cost curve, get p